“During the past few days we have heard from a number of our constituents who attend either UND or NDSU who are upset to learn that their personal student information has been shared with Odney Advertising. We share their concerns.

“We believe that it is wrong for the private information of college students to be shared for any political or commercial purpose. Students have an …

(BISMARCK, ND – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – SEPTEMBER 25, 2014) – Bob Valeu, Chairman of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, announced today that the party sent a letter to Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem asking him to issue a “cease and desist” order prohibiting Odney Advertising from accessing the confidential information of 48,000 North Dakota college and university students.

The request is in response to an email sent by Odney Advertising President Pat Finken to NDUS officials on or about September 6, asking officials to provide the …

(BISMARCK, ND) – Citing “serious questions” that a North Dakota advertising agency is pressuring state employees to improperly engage in political activities, North Dakota Democratic-NPL legislative leaders Senator Mac Schneider (Grand Forks) and Representative Kenton Onstad (Parshall) today made an open records request for correspondence from Odney Advertising to several key state government officials. The request comes on the heels of media reports that Odney Advertising had surreptitiously sent political talking points to state employees at their personal email addresses on the topic of Tax …

Serious questions remain about who knew what, when they knew it, and if there was a cover-up to conceal problems before the election.

(BISMARCK, ND) – Bob Valeu, Chairman of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, released the following statement regarding the lack of answers surrounding who knew what and when regarding Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger’s addiction.

“It’s been one week since the public first learned about Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger’s addiction problems. New information continues to leak out each day that raises more serious and troubling questions.

“Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger is one of many individuals who is battling addiction. For his sake, we hope that he is able to overcome this personal challenge and address his issues. But Rauschenberger is a public figure who has admitted to poor judgment for his actions on Tuesday. And this makes it a public …